With the Canada Post strike now over, Driftwood subscribers can return to picking up papers in their mailboxes beginning with the Dec. 18 issue.
A number of people reported having received today’s edition in their mailboxes this afternoon.
While Driftwood staff enjoyed seeing hundreds of people who subscribe to the paper via mail in our office during the four-week postal strike, we are also relieved to see a return to normal distribution methods — and front office desks free of paper stacks!
Local Canada Post personnel also accepted issues of the paper from Nov. 20 to Dec. 11 that were not picked up, so some subscribers will be receiving a bundle of “what they missed” from those weeks, in addition to the Dec. 18 paper. The Driftwood Extra free paper and flyers will also be mailed out this week.
We are extremely grateful to everyone for their patience and flexibility in dealing with the strike impacts when it came to getting the Driftwood paper and inserts out into the community, and to local post office staff who are now dealing with the backlog.
Canada Post’s regular services resumed on the morning of Dec. 17 following a Canada Industrial Relations Board ruling that found the Crown corporation and Canadian Union of Postal Workers are at an impasse in negotiations. A “time-out” has been issued until May 22, 2025, with an industrial inquiry commission tasked to find a potential solution by that time.
Another Driftwood note: The Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 papers are going to press early due to the holidays and will also be on newsstands a day earlier than usual, and possibly in mailboxes on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 as well.